There is a rich, but often overlooked, history of affinity and solidarity between trans and non-trans lesbians.
Tag: twentieth century
A Secret Between Gentlemen
Rediscovering an early twentieth-century sex scandal.
Lovers in Leicester: A Twentieth-Century Gay Couple
Jo Somerset reads between the lines to decipher a gay couple’s secret life in Leicester during the twentieth century.
Lady Chatterley’s Lover: A Queer Case
The Chatterley trial hinged on the disavowing or defending of ‘deviant’ sexual acts within the novel, making it a distinctly queer case.
Before AIDS: Gay Health Politics in the 1970s
This book traces the emergence of a vibrant and multi-faceted national gay medical infrastructure during the 1970s.
Canada’s First Gay Student Activist Group
The University of Toronto might have sacked Jearld Moldenhauer for being out, proud, and vocal, but they were fighting a losing battle.
Searching for Sex Crimes in Rural Nebraska
Trips to courthouses across Nebraska raised important questions about how to conduct research on sexual violence in rural spaces.
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